| 100% | QUOITS | 6 | Game in which rings of metal or rope are tossed at a stake in the ground |
| 39% | BOGGLE | 6 | Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found |
| 38% | BOOK | 4 | What you find in a library, or a word which can be used at the start of 20a, 25a, 35a, 48a, 55a, 31d, and 45d |
| 38% | REEL | 4 | Highlight ___, compilation of best plays from the season or game which is a popular break-time sight in most stadium sports |
| 38% | BINGO | 5 | Game in which the center square of a 5-by-5 grid is marked "Free" |
| 37% | LOOP | 4 | Fruit-flavored cereal piece which is in the shape of a ring |
| 36% | DOWN | 4 | System of a ___, Armenian-American heavy metal band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Hypnotize" |
| 35% | ECARTE | 6 | In ballet, a position in which one arm and the same leg are extended at the side of the body |
| 35% | GIMBAL | 6 | Arrangement of pivoting rings that keeps navigation instruments in a horizontal position at sea or in the air |
| 34% | TABOO | 5 | Party game in which the utterance of certain words are forbidden |
| 34% | OPERATION | 9 | Game in which the "patient's" nose is a red light bulb |
| 34% | ARABIAN | 7 | "___ Nights," collection of folk tales like "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" which was adapted into a video game in 1985 |
| 34% | BASTINADO | 9 | Punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick |
| 33% | PORTAL | 6 | Puzzle video game in which the cake is a lie |
| 33% | RITAMORENO | 10 | EGOT winner who stars in the remake of "One Day at a Time," the original version of which was produced by 55-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | CHESS | 5 | Wizard's ___, magical variant of a classical board game played at Hogwarts in which pieces move of their own accord on the player's command |
| 33% | MLB | 3 | Org. in which the start of five answers is a "central" player |
| 33% | EXPRESSIONISM | 13 | Art movement that originated in Germany at the beginning of 20th century which is characterized by distorting or exaggerating the subject |
| 33% | SEPTIMES | 8 | Defensive fencing positions in which the top of the blade is pointed at the opponent's knee |
| 32% | TWENTY | 6 | ___ questions, fun party game in which there are a limited amount of guesses |
| 32% | HORA | 4 | Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair |
| 32% | CAR | 3 | "I'm In Love With My ___," 1975 song by Queen which is a part of the album "A Night at the Opera" |
| 32% | PITSAW | 6 | Cutting tool handled by two people, one of whom is often standing in a hole in the ground |
| 32% | DARTS | 5 | Game in which a “ton-eighty” (a hundred and eighty) is the maximum score per turn |
| 32% | NAN | 3 | River in Thailand which is also the name of a "Game of Thrones" character |
| 32% | ELIS | 4 | Today's region of Greece in which the ancient games of Olympia were held |
| 32% | CENTIPEDE | 9 | 1981 arcade game in which the player shoots bugs in a field of mushrooms |
| 32% | BIAS | 4 | Bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl in the game of bowls |
| 32% | COIN | 4 | It's tossed at the start of a football game |
| 32% | ANTE | 4 | Stake at the start of a poker game |